Activity Four (Continued)

• when he feels comfortable, have him call the information office at the mall and find out the information
• have him record the information on paper
• for homework provide your student with a list of companies/stores and have him call for the same information
• he can practice using the Yellow page by looking up the telephone numbers for the stores/companies you have given him

Activity Five:

• discuss the purpose of making cold calls to employers (Handout: Cold Calls)
• review the type of job your student is interested in finding, his skills and the types of companies/organizations which might be hiring for this position
• read and discuss the handout, Cold Calls Script
• discuss the information which is included in the example
• work with your student to develop a script
• one script should be for gathering information about the person hiring, the next should be one for talking to the person responsible for hiring

Activity Six:

• role-play the scripts written in Activity Five

Activity Seven:

• use a tape recorder as an answering machine
• have your student practice leaving a brief message (include name, number and date and asking to have their call returned)